Just like any other tissue in the body, human hair can be transplanted as well. Hair transplantation is the process of removing the hair follicles from the scalp with special instruments and then transplanting them to the location where they are needed and where they are ready to receive the hair, called hair transplantation. As hair loss becomes more and more serious, people are more interested in getting hair transplants to cover up their balding heads. However, before that, you need to know if you are suitable for hair transplant. Here are some of the people who are not suitable for this project.

What is hair transplant?

Hair transplantation is performed by taking hair follicles from the back of the human head as a hair source, separating them into single or multiple follicular units, and then transplanting the follicular units to the area to be transplanted using fine microsurgical techniques, allowing them to survive and grow naturally in the new area. This means will achieve the purpose of repairing the density of local hair distribution, and is an excellent means of visually making hair lush.

Why are these people not recommended for hair transplant surgery?

Although hair transplants do work well and have no serious after-effects, the following groups of people are not very suitable and may even pose certain dangers.

1. Hair loss level

The current common international grading method for male pattern alopecia is the Hamilton-Norwood typing, which is divided into 7 levels and 13 types of alopecia:

I. a completely normal or mildly receding hairline;

II. a triangular receding hairline up to 2 cm from the external ear canal line;

III. a more pronounced receding hairline, more than 2 cm from the external ear canal line;

IV. variant is common in Grade 4 is alopecia on top of the head with a receding frontotemporal area; Grade 4 is alopecia on top of the head with a receding hairline in the middle, a thick bundle of hair separating these two areas;

V. alopecia or baldness on the forehead with a larger area, a narrowing of the hair band separating these two areas and a decrease in hair density;

VI. horseshoe shaped alopecia with increased areas of hair loss on the sides and back;

VII. a severe form of androgenic alopecia in men, in addition to horseshoe shaped alopecia hair loss occurs around the ears and occipital area.

Hair transplantation is to extract hair follicles from one's own back occipital area and then plant them into the hair loss area. If there are too many hair loss areas and not enough hair follicles in the back occipital area, it is not possible to achieve satisfactory results and there is no point in planting. Therefore, people with hair loss in the range of 2-6 are more suitable for hair transplant surgery.

2. In a period of wild shedding

Usually, people who use Minoxidil will manage a period - the wild hair loss phase, which refers to more than three months where you lose more than 100 hairs per day. The reason why you are not recommended to have hair transplantation during this period is that at this time, the number of follicular units you need to transplant cannot be determined and there may have "breakage" after the procedure. In short, the results can’t live up to your expectations. So, don't rush to have a hair transplant, wait until your hair is in a stable stage.

3. With trauma.

People who have recovered from burns and scalds recently are not suitable for hair transplant surgery. At this time, the subcutaneous tissue is very fragile and cannot supply nutrients to the hair follicles properly, affecting blood circulation. Therefore, if the surgery is performed at this time, the survival rate of hair follicles is very low and the results are poor. It is best to go back for surgery after one year of healing.

People who are in the scar healing stage cannot undergo hair transplantation. Because this is the initial stage of scalp damage, the subcutaneous tissue is weak and blood circulation is affected, so blind hair transplantation may affect the survival rate of hair follicles. Generally, we need to wait for the scar to grow and stabilize, and then determine the survival of the hair follicles and test the blood flow in the scar area before deciding whether to perform a hair transplant.

4. With disease

In addition, there are also people with special diseases, such as cancer, who have low immunity and are not suitable for hair transplantation.

Hair loss has become one of the most important problems that plague people. More than just making people's hair look scarce and affecting their aesthetics, it can undermine a bald person's confidence and affect the way they are perceived by others. Along with this growing problem, people have started to try various methods to try to relieve hair loss. Among them, hair transplantation is also an option for many people. However, don't follow the trend blindly. You need to take into account your own situation to see if you are suitable for hair transplant surgery or not. But don't worry, even if you are not allowed to, you have a second option - wearing a wig. This will also make you look like you have a lot of hair and is very realistic.